On a nationwide basis, including distressed sales, home prices rose by 9.7 percent in January compared to January of 2012. Month-over-month, however, home prices rose just 0.7 percent, a figure that also includes distressed sales.

CoreLogic predicts that February 2013 home prices will be 9.7 percent higher than February 2012.

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frontmanwrote:

You know why the prices are going up, don't you?????
SO THEY CAN RAISE YOUR TAXES.

on March 5,2013 | 06:13AM

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kalekoliwrote:

Frontman, please tell me the name of the guy who sets the sale prices for houses so that I can write him a letter, okay?